cradling
present participle ofcradle
cradle
verb[T]
uk/ˈkreɪ.dəl/us/ˈkreɪ.dəl/toholdsomething or someonegently,especiallybysupportingwith thearms:
She cradled himtenderlyinherarms.
to hold someone or something
- holdCan you hold this for a moment?
- claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
- gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
- clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
- hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- nurse
- onto
- purchase
- seize
- taken
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Following this logic, then it seems that the lessening ofcradlingcontact might contribute to excessive crying.
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Rickards crouched forward, his huge handcradlingthe whisky glass.
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But even in settings with relatively littlecradlingcontact, like in a human-rearing nursery, chimpanzees do not exhibit colic.
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Among other factors, the paper considers the 'snuggle factor' in which girls are depictedcradlingobjects close to their bodies whereas boys are shown holding objects at a distance.
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Panning andcradlingwere the usual methods of extracting the gold from the washdirt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One statue on the grounds shows hercradlinga cross in her arms, surrounded by turtles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He seeks solace through secretly observing or following people, and at night overcomes fear bycradlinghis most precious possession, his sounding lead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Figure stands therecradlingthe cassette in his arms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is relegated to the insane women's ward of the workhouse,cradlinga plank of wood as if her own child.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Camilla sits on a branch above the ground,cradlingthe baby, while wolves devour one of the men.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.What's irresistible, above all, is hercradling, sensuous, gentle sound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He grabs her,cradlingher face, and she punches him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Huw rides the lift to the surfacecradlinghis father's body, his coal-blackened face devoid of youthful innocence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It features two ears of green leaves facing each other andcradlinga globe resembling planet earth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Instead, players are taught to fall on their sides and augment theircradlingwith a thigh and upper body, if possible.
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